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Reiaued Apr. 26, 1 932 UNITED STATES P TENT onuc WALTER F. noenns, or.OAK PARK, Illinois, nssronon T caowu GICEBO, ILLINOIS, A coarona'rronor rrmmors STOVE WORKS, OF

STOVE Original in. 1,881,548, dated November 10, 1931, Serial No.480,400, filed October 4, .1930

for reissue filed larch 3,

The main objects of this invention are to provide a range having animproved form of hinged cover adapted to overlie-the top burners forconcealing them when they are not in use, and adapted to serve as abacksplasher plate when the burners are in use; to provide a cover of thiskind having an improved form of guard or fence to prevent utensils andother articles from being shoved over the rear edge of the stove; toprovide improved manually releasable means for se curing said cover inupright position when it is .used as a splasher; and to provide a.fabricated cover of this kind having an improved arrangement of sheetmetal parts adapted to present a neat appearance when assembled. Anillustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein: I

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a gas range having an improvedhinged cover which is shown in its open position.

' Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail in elevation showing the outerend of thecover;

Fig.3 is an enlarged section, partly broken azva tlhe view being takenon the line 33 Fig. 4 is a section,

partly broken away, the view being taken on e line 44; of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 1s an enlarged detail in elevation, showlng the guard on theiImer end of the cover.

Theimproved cover to which this invention is applied is adapted for usein connection with many different forms of ranges. Inasmuch as thisinvention relates mainly to the cover, the accompanying drawingsillustrates only such other portions of the stove 0 as are believedhelpful in apprehending the invention.

In the form herein shown, the inventionis applied to a gas range comrising a framel having mounted thereon a xed cover 2 over-' lying theusual baking oven, not shown, and a burner top 3 supported alongside thefixed cover and adapted to be concealed, when not in use, by an im rovedhinged cover 4. The usual guard or ence 5 extends along the rear edge ofthe cover 2 and the customary burn- 'Appfloation 1932. Serial No.596,664. g

are, not shown, are located directly below the burner top 3. Asillustrated in Fig. 1, the burner top 3 is located slightly below thelevel of the fixed cover 2, so as to ermit the improved hinged cover 4to lie su stantially I flush with the fixed cover 2 when the hingedcover is, closed. Extending alon the rear edge of the frame 1,rearwardly of t e burner top 3, is a piano hinge 6 having one leaf 7attached to the frame and having its other leaf 8 attached to the cover4 by screws 9.

The hinged cover 4 is adapted to be held in its upright position by amanually releasable latch 10, having one end thereof pivotally securedto the hinged cover-by a screw a 11. The outerend of the latch has aknob 12 which rides in a guide slot 13 formed in a keeper 14: which isfastened to the side of the stove adjacent the burner top.. A depression15 is formed at one end of the slot 13 for receiving the knob 12.

Ranges are generally constructed of sheet metal panels secured to castmetal parts. The sheet metal parts, particularly those on the outside ofthe stove, are usually enameled. The enameling of sheet metal partsshould always be effected before the sheet metal is attached to any castmetal part. If this is not done, the sheet metal is apt to warp, due tothe unequal expansion of sheet metal and cast 80 metal when subjected tothe heat of the enameling ovens.

After sheet metal parts are enameled, they cannot be welded togetherbecause the welding would injure the enamel finish. For this reason, theenameled panels of ranges are usually secured to one another and to thecast frames by bolts and screws. Bolts and screws often detract from theornamental appearance of a stove and, for this reason, it is desirableto position them in places where they are not visible from the front andsides of the stove. I

In the form herein shown, the improved hinged cover 4 comprisesseparately formed sheet metal panels which are enameled and thenconnected together as a unit without the use of visible bolts andscrews.

Referring to the drawings, the improved 109 hinged cover comprises apair of enameled sheet metal panels 16 and 17, which are formed withtelescoping rims 18 and 19, re-

spectively. If desired, the panel 16 may be dlshed, as illustrated at20. In order to secure the outer ends of the panels together withoutthenecessity of screws, the rim 19 rims by the screws 9. In the form shown,

the leaf 8 of the hinge is clamped between the flange 24 and the-rim 19.The fence 23 v is arranged so as to be alined with thefence 5 when thehinged cover is closed.

The hinged cover is provided wth a handle 25 secured to the telescopingrims by bolts 26. I

To assemble this improved hinged cover, the outer. edge of the panel 16is inserted into the channel formed at the outer edge of the panel 17.While the inner edges of the panels are separated from each other, thebolts 26' are inserted for attaching the handle 25. The reinforcing bar22 is then placed between the panels and the latch 10 is attached to thebar 22 and to the rims by the screw 11. The fence 23 and hinge leaf 8are then secured to the telescoping rims and to the bar 22 by the screws9.

With this improved construction, the only screws which are necessary forsecuring the cover panels together are the screws 9 and these areinvisible.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been hereinshown and described, it will be understood that numerous details of theconstruction shown may be 3.1 tered or omitted without departing fromthe spirit of this invention as defined by the following claims: V

I claim:

1. A range comprising a frame, a fixed horizontal cover mounted on saidframe, a horizontal burner top arranged alongside said fixed cover belowthe plane of the upper surface of said cover, a hinge extending alongthe rear edge of said burner top, a movable covermounted on said hinge,said movable cover being shiftable to a vertical position to serve as asplasher and being shiftable to a horizontal positior'i to overlie andrest upon said burner top, and a pair of separate fences extending alongthe rear edges of said covers respectively, the fence on said hingedcover being alined with the fenceon said fixed cover when said hingedcover is closed.

. 2. In a range, the combination with a frame having a burner topthereon, of a cover having one edge hinged to said frame so as to permitsaid cover to move into position to overlie said burner top, said covercomprising of sheet metal panels having telescoping rims,

a fence secured to said rims and pro ecting above the upper. surface ofsaid cover at the inner edge thereof, and a hinge having one leafsecured to said frame and having another leaf securedto said rims and tosaid fence.

4. In a range, the combination with a frame having a burner top thereon,of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burner top, saidcover comprising a pair of enameled sheet metal panels havin telescopingrims, screws extending throug both of said rims at the inner edge ofsaid cover, an enameled sheet metal fence secured to said screws andprojecting above the upper face of said cover, and a hinge having oneleaf secured to said frame and having another leaf secured to saidscrews.

5. In a range, the combination with a frame having a burner top thereon,of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burner top, saidcover comprising a pair of enameled sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, a metal reinforcing bar located between said panelsadjacent the inner edge of said cover, fastening means securing said,

bar to both of said rims, and a hinge having one leaf secured to saidframe and having another leaf secured to said fastening means.

6. In a range, the combination with a frame having a burner top thereon,of a hinged cover movable into position to overlie said burner top, saidcover comprising a pair of enameled sheet metal panels havingtelescoping rims, a metal reinforcing bar located between said panels,screws securing said rims to each other and to said reinforcing bar, akeeper mounted on said frame, a latch pivotally secured to said cover byone of said screws and adapted to engage said keeper, and a hinge havingone leaf secured to said frame and having another leaf secured tocertain of said screws.

.7. In a range, the combination ;with a frame having a burner topthereon, of'a cover hinged on said frame so as to be movable intoposition to overlie said burner top, said cover comprising a pair ofseparately formed sheet metal panels having telescoping rims, one ed eof the rim on one of said panels being ent to form a retaining flangeengaging the outer face of the other of said panels, a metal reinforcingbar located between said panels, screws securing said rim to each otherand to said bar, a sheet metal fence secured to said screws andprojecting above said one panel, and a hinge having one leaf secured tosaid frame and having another 1 leaf secured to said screws.

. WALTER F. ROGERS.

